This is the list of the finalists for the 2022 Audio Verse Awards, decided by the 218,582 rankings on valid ballots we received. After tabulation, our 3,364 nominees across 191 productions were assigned a score based on those rankings. The ten nominated shows with the highest score in each of our categories have become our finalists, and all of the productions’ nominees are eligible within those categories where the show is a finalist.

As before, we will not be publishing a complete ranking of nominees. We are celebrating audio fiction, not judging ourselves based on numerical positions. However, we have seen that the market has grown, making being in the top 10, a much rarer occurrence. We wish to give honorable mentions to shows which were in the top 50% but had no finalists, as they are certainly worthy of recognition, even if they won’t go further with us this year.

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1 Honorable Mentions
2 The Finalists for 2022
2.1 Best Cover Art for a New Production
2.2 Best Cover Art for an Existing Production
2.3 Best Writing of a New Production
2.4 Best Writing of an Existing Production
2.5 Best Environment Sound Design for an Existing Production
2.6 Best Environment Sound Design for a New Production
2.7 Best Action Sound Design for a New Production
2.8 Best Action Sound Design for an Existing Production
2.9 Best Composition for a New Production
2.10 Best Composition for an Existing Production
2.11 Best Music Direction of a New Production
2.12 Best Music Direction of an Existing Production
2.13 Best Player Direction of a New Production
2.14 Best Player Direction of an Existing Production
2.15 Best Vocal Direction of a New Production
2.16 Best Vocal Direction of an Existing Production
2.17 Best Guest Player in a New Production
2.18 Best Guest Player in an Existing Production
2.19 Best Guest Performer in a New Production
2.20 Best Guest Performer in an Existing Production
2.21 Best Storyteller in a New Production
2.22 Best Storyteller in an Existing Production
2.23 Best Player in a New Production
2.24 Best Player in an Existing Production
2.25 Best Performer in a New Production
2.26 Best Performer in an Existing Production
2.27 Best New Story-based Production
2.28 Best Existing Story-based Production
2.29 Best New Improvised Production
2.30 Best Existing Improvised Production
2.31 Best New Audio Play Production
2.32 Best Existing Audio Play Production

Honorable Mentions

The Finalists for 2022

Best Cover Art for a New Production

Best Cover Art for an Existing Production

Best Writing of a New Production

  • Alex Abrahams, Zoey Davis, Moira-Juliet Scott, Aquila Pullen, J.R. Steele, Kayla Bell, Leigh Grierson, Freddie Thomas, Felyx Pozorski, Sorren Briarwood, Sammy-Jo Christer, Jaye T, Sylvie Keyes, Kash Hervias, J.T. Jenkins, Morgan Champine, Kaz J. Calkins, Lu Lamb, Adam Hankins & Morgan Greensmith for Tranthologies
  • Alex Abrahams for The Children of Room 56
  • Cam Collins & Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia Presents: Black Mouthed Dog
  • Emma Johanna Puranen, Shaoni C. White & Rook Mogavero for ROGUEMAKER
  • Jeremy Ellett for Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason
  • Jessica Berson for Echoes (In) Between
  • Juno Dawson, Catherine Brinkworth, Sasha Sienna, Ken Cheng, Àjoké Ibironke, Doris V. Sutherland & David K. Barnes for Doctor Who: Redacted
  • Karin Heimdahl for Chaika
  • Naomi Clarke for The Secret of St Kilda
  • Renee Klint for Badlands Cola

Best Writing of an Existing Production

Best Environment Sound Design for an Existing Production

Best Environment Sound Design for a New Production

Best Action Sound Design for a New Production

Best Action Sound Design for an Existing Production

Best Composition for a New Production

Best Composition for an Existing Production

Best Music Direction of a New Production

Best Music Direction of an Existing Production

Best Player Direction of a New Production

Best Player Direction of an Existing Production

Best Vocal Direction of a New Production

Best Vocal Direction of an Existing Production

Best Guest Player in a New Production

Best Guest Player in an Existing Production

Best Guest Performer in a New Production

Best Guest Performer in an Existing Production

Best Storyteller in a New Production

Best Storyteller in an Existing Production

Best Player in a New Production

Best Player in an Existing Production

Best Performer in a New Production

Best Performer in an Existing Production

Best New Story-based Production

Best Existing Story-based Production

Best New Improvised Production

Best Existing Improvised Production

Best New Audio Play Production

Best Existing Audio Play Production